Chapter 359 Not Gonna Hug You Again


    That trembling red lured him in; that dazzling white pulled him under. He knew he couldn’t <b>act </b>like <b>some </b>lecher, couldn’t be reckless or vite her boundaries–but his overwhelming desire for her <b>had </b>already be a monster.


    His sanity was gone; he couldn’t control himself anymore.


    Before she could move toward him, he leaned in and pulled her tightly into his arms.


    His lips, burning with the heat to scorch everything, pressed down on hers with force and possession. Inch by inch, he explored; inch by inch, he tasted; inch by inch, he imed–wishing they could be born of the same stem and remain entangled for eternity.


    “James, your symptoms…”


    <i>Were </i><i>they </i><i>acting </i><i>up </i><i>again</i><i>? </i>Lily startled by his sudden move.


    as


    She was genuinely worried about his condition, but the rest of her words werepletely devoured by his intensity. She couldn’t get her voice back; all she could do was let his kiss melt away both her lips and her


    reason.


    Drifting in and out of sense, she knew–they were about to get divorced. She couldn’t take advantage of him while he was having an episode. Even if the divorce was pushed back a week, they <b>were </b>destined to go their separate ways.


    But she really didn’t want to let him go. She liked him.


    So even though she knew it was wrong to take advantage of someone in a vulnerable state, she didn’t try to pull away. She let him transfer that heat–inch by inch–onto her.


    “Lily…”


    Lily’s mind was burning, too.


    Just when she thought she was about topletely melt, she heard his voice–shaky,ced with tremor- say, “Can we not get divorced? I don’t want to divorce you.”


    Lily froze, stunned. She hadn’t expected him to say that he didn’t want to get divorced.


    But deep down, she knew. He could only ept men. If he was saying this, it wasn’t because he had feelings for her as a woman, it was because they’d been physically close more than once. His strong sense of morality and responsibility urged him to do right by her.


    She truly cherished the warmth of the Luke family. If this were like


    beginning, back when she hadn’t


    yet developed feelings for him, and he still wanted to stay married, she would’ve dly gone along with it.


    But now, she had fallen for him.


    And once the heart gets involved, so does greed.


    There would be hate, there would be jealousy; she’d lose all rationality.


    Chapter 359 Not Gonna Hug You Again


    She knew he didn’t want children. From his perspective, her getting pregnant was nothing but trouble If he wanted to get rid of the baby, it wouldn’t be wrong. But if, after finding out she <b>was </b><b>pregnant</b>, he really forced someone to take the child from her, she would hate him for it..


    Watching him be affectionate with other men would fill her with jealousy. She feared what jealousy <b>might </b>do to her–make her unhinged, hysterical, turn her into someone even she couldn’t stand.


    Backing into the corner of the room to put some distance between them, she still spoke in a quiet voice. “Didn’t we agree to get the divorce next Friday? James, I really hope we go through with it


    Afraid he’d insist on taking responsibility again, she quickly added, “I know the kisses before, and tonight, were because of the aftereffects of whatever Wesley drugged you with. I won’t take it to heart<b>, </b>and <b>you </b>don’t have to feel pressured. You don’t need to be responsible for me. Grandpa’s already approved <b>the </b>divorce. We shouldn’t go back on our word.”


    She just wanted to get the divorce certificate. Seeing the guarded, resistant look in her eyes, even though he still desperately wanted to hold her tight, kiss her deeply, James forced himself to suppress the urge.


    Still, he didn’t agree to the divorce outright; he only said coldly, “We’ll talk about the divorce next Friday. I’m taking a shower.”


    “Hey—”


    Lily actually wanted him to give her a firm promise about getting the divorce, but he had already turned and walked into the bathroom. She couldn’t exactly barge in after him; she figured she’d just bring it up again once he was done.


    <i>Right</i><i>–</i><i>didn’t </i><i>he </i><i>already </i><i>shower </i><i>earlier</i>? <i>Why </i><i>is </i><i>he </i><i>showering </i><i>again</i><i>? </i><b><i>Is </i></b>it <b><i>because </i></b><i>he </i><i>hugged </i>and kissed me, and now <i>he </i><i>can’t </i><i>stand </i><i>my </i><i>scent </i><i>on </i><i>him</i><i>, </i><i>so </i><i>he </i><i>has </i>to wash <i>it </i><i>off</i><i>? </i>


    If that were the case, she had even less to worry about. As long as she stood firm and didn’t let him take responsibility, he’d definitely be eager to finalize the divorce.


    After rinsing off in cold water, James didn’te out of the bathroom right away.


    Once he changed into his sleepwear, he picked up the phone nearby and opened an AI app, typing in a single question: “How can a male homewrecker steal someone else’s partner?”


    He’d heard Al was pretty powerful now. He thought that once he asked, the software would give him some clever strategies.


    Instead, the reply he got was-


    “A ‘male homewrecker‘, someone trying to sabotage another person’s rtionship, is inherently frowned upon. Trying to steal someone’s partner crosses fundamental moral boundaries…”